Former Spooks star Miranda Raison has revealed that she can see the spy show returning in the near future, despite airing for supposedly the last time in late 2011.

Spooks came to a climactic finish late last year, but could it return to our screens? (Picture: BBC)

Raison, who starred in the hit BBC drama for five series up until 2009, says she can envisage a return for Spooks because of the potential for storylines that would tie in well with current events.

‘I could see it happening,’ the actress told Digital Spy. ‘I mean with the Jubilee and the Olympics, now would be a fantastic time to have that story told. [But] there’s always going to be a drama about MI5 and about London.’I think they could easily start it up if they wanted to. It’s not like they don’t have an avenue of stories or ideas because they’re all around us.’

But Raison, who played Jo Portman in the spy series, added that she didn’t think she personally could return to the show if it did make a comeback, since her character was killed off in series eight.

She also explained how Jo’s death affected her, saying: ‘I’m not at all method, but I was really surprised by how much it affected me that Jo Portman was dead.’To undermine something like that – I know the scriptwriters wouldn’t do a Bobby Ewing [from Dallas] style – but sometimes you have to look at a body of work and be proud of it, but nod and move on.’

Spooks fans will be able to catch Raison working alongside Toby Stephens, who also appeared in the series, in police comedy-drama Vexed, which is set to air on the BBC later this month.